Chapter 21 New Army Expedition
Zhu Youxiao was a little moved by Xu Guangqi's proposal, so he continued to ask: "Xu Aiqing's suggestion is indeed good, but there are still many problems. The distance between the capital and Luoyang is long. If the army sets off from the capital and arrives at Luoyang at least half a month, how much suffering will the people suffer in this half month! Furthermore, there are currently 200,000 troops from the Beijing camp. According to my understanding, there are many empty quotas, and even the elderly, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the service are not a small number of combat effectiveness, and the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp may not be much higher than that of the garrisons in various places! However, the elites in Liaodong must not be able to move. In this way, it seems a bit troublesome to solve the problem quickly and well!"
Xu Guangqi quickly replied: "Emperor, there is a complete thing in the world, and the emperor doesn't have to think too strongly about King Fu, the thief of King Fu. Since the emperor ascended the throne, the world has been peaceful, Liaodong defeated the Tartars, and Fujian also defeated the Netherlands. What's more, the Ming Dynasty is now prosperous. These are the emperor's holy achievements. Those thiefs must not be united within the internal forces. The emperor can also win over and divide the other party. As long as the emperor faces those thiefs with a tolerant attitude, the thiefs themselves will collapse internally!"
Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "Although this differentiation plan is good, it is also a time-consuming plan. I mean to solve this matter as soon as possible. All the ministers know that although the Ming Dynasty seems to be nothing big now, the Liaodong issue has not been solved and the coastal problems have not been eradicated. If the foundation of the country is shaken by the affairs of King Fu, I will definitely not allow it!"
Xu Guangqi then replied: "Your Majesty, it is better to do several methods at the same time. While winning over and dividing forces from various garrisons, and then selecting soldiers from the Beijing camp to fight for the suppression. The emperor can also send the new army in Tongzhou. Didn't the emperor always want to reform the Beijing camp? This is a good opportunity. If the new army in Tongzhou is strong in combat, it can be reformed according to the Tongzhou new army. If the new army in Tongzhou still has problems, it can also be adjusted according to actual combat. This is a good opportunity. If you miss it, you will have to wait for a long time!"
When Zhu Youxiao heard that he had sent the Tongzhou new army to go, he immediately became energetic. The Tongzhou new army had been training for three months, and the basic things had been arranged. He was sent to the battlefield to practice. Zhu Youxiao was worried about sending it to Liaodong. Although the Tongzhou new army should have strong combat effectiveness, Zhu Youxiao had no idea whether the new army in March could block the tide-like cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty. As for the suppression of bandits and suppressing riots, Zhu Youxiao looked down on it. Now it seems that King Fu's troops are of great value for practice.
So he immediately said happily: "This is very good. Xu Aiqing said so well. The cabinet followed Xu Aiqing's opinion just now and acted in three ways. As for the details, the cabinet, the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army, should discuss carefully, and finally handed me the detailed plan. However, I still have something to say first. This time I want a beautiful victory. You must work together to not let my expectations down!"
"Yes, the emperor!" The ministers in the room responded in unison.
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In a barracks in Tongzhou Military Camp, Niu Guifu was sitting next to a brazier, holding a copy of "The Art of War" in one hand, and stretching out on the brazier to roast the fire with the other hand, muttering in his mouth!
"Those who are good at using military forces will no longer be registered. The food will be used for more than three years. Because the food is from the enemy, the army can have enough food. If the country is poor than the army, the loss will be far away. If the people are far away, the people will be poor; if the teachers are close to the army, the people will be exhausted, and if the wealth is exhausted, the people will be anxious to be in war."
"Niu Baihu, Niu Baihu!" A burst of rapid shouts came from outside the house.
Then the door of the house where Niu Guifu was located was pushed open with a slam. The door and the wall collided violently, making a loud noise. Then the cold wind outside the door rushed in. Niu Guifu shrank his neck and looked up. When he saw that it was Xionggang, he began to curse: "What's the matter with you? Why are you anxious? What's the big deal?"
Xiong Gang immediately gasped and said, "Niu Baihu, I just heard that our Tongzhou new army is going to fight!"
Niu Guifu suddenly felt energetic and said gently: "What kind of war is it? I'm almost suffocating to death when I'm waiting to make contributions. Tell me quickly!"
The Kumagaon immediately straightened his waist and replied, "I was so fierce to me just now, why do you have to pretend to be a grandson now?"
Niu Guifu scratched his head and replied awkwardly: "Hehe! I'm used to it. I'll definitely not do this in the future. I'll tell me the news soon!"
Xiongoung smiled proudly and said, "You know, I am very familiar with 'Living Hell'!"
Niu Guifu glared at Xionggang, and Xionggang immediately said, "Well, I am a fellow villager with the 'Living Yama'. Just now, I heard from my fellow villager that he was going to fight this time. As for where to fight, I don't know much, but it is definitely not Liaodong!"
"That's there. Now, where is there war except for Liaodong?" Niu Guifu asked.
Kumaoka frowned and said, "I don't know if I said it. Didn't I come to report to you? Haven't you been thinking about fighting? Now the opportunity has come. It's up to me to have a drink based on this news!"
"Niu Baihu, Lord Li has something to do and ask Niu Baihu to gather in the conference hall immediately!" At this time, a voice from a small soldier was heard outside the door.
Niu Guifu looked at Xionggang, then smiled silly, then put down the military book in his hand, walked out the door, and said as he walked: "Thank you this time! But this news came a little late, just a little faster than "Living Hell". Let's talk about your wine later!"
There were already people coming and going in front of the meeting hall of the Tongzhou military camp. On weekdays, there were thousands of households from various departments. It seemed that all households had grown from the ground, and they walked from all over the place to the meeting hall.
The thousands and hundreds of households on the road obviously received news suddenly, all asking each other for information, and some well-informed officials kept muttering in the crowd. Niu Guifu was a little curious about this, so he listened with his ears all the way.
"Have you heard that the emperor was assassinated by someone in the capital yesterday?"
"Yes, yes, I heard that I was assassinated when I opened a naval university in Kyoshi University!"
"How is the emperor! No..."
"Shh! Do you want your head? The emperor is fine, nothing is wrong! I heard that an official sacrificed his life to save the emperor, but I heard that the emperor was frightened a lot and was still laughing crazy there afterwards!"
"Who is so bold? The emperor dares to assassinate! But the Jinyiwei was too careless and actually got involved in the assassins!"
"You know nothing!"
"What did you say, I..."
"You know, yesterday, Concubine Zheng, the Emperor of Shenzong, also hanged himself in the palace?"
"No! How is this possible! You all heard that, why do you know all this?"
"Don't believe it, don't believe it, you think I'm okay and joke with you about this head-losing thing. When Lord Li Zhizao will tell you the matter. As for what I heard from there, I can't tell you!"
"If you say that the emperor was assassinated and Concubine Zheng hanged himself, and now he is going to fight again, that is very clear, that is King Fu rebelled!"
"I think so too. Forget it, we're guessing something. Anyway, don't you know everything?"
Niu Guifu walked into the conference hall, and the officers in the conference hall were slowly standing all over the room. Although there were thousands of households and hundreds of households participating in this meeting, there were actually not many households. The hundreds of households came, and all households were somewhat powerful or had important departments. Niu Guifu was even more amazing because he was a hundred households personally granted by the emperor, and his official rank was automatically higher than others, so he actually stood in the team of thousands of households.
The situation was just like the situation on the way. Since Li Zhizao had not arrived yet, the officers in the conference hall were familiar with each other and mysteriously talked about the assassination of the emperor. Although Niu Guifu was also an officer, he was not very familiar with those officers. He listened to it everywhere and heard many horrifying versions. The most terrifying rumor was that the emperor was assassinated and collapsed. Niu Guifu's scalp was numb!
Just as everyone was chattering, Li Zhizao walked in, and the noisy people suddenly became quiet. At this time, Li Zhizao walked straight to the front of the conference hall, looked up and said, "Everyone is here! Then let's start now, because I am the one who just received the order, and the matter is urgent, so I cannot allow myself to delay. I think you have heard of the assassination of the emperor. I am here to emphasize it and tell everyone the truth so that those rumors can be broken. The emperor
Yesterday, when attending the opening ceremony of the Navy University, he encountered a group of dead soldiers assassinated. Of course, the emperor was very happy and the assassin's trick was naturally unsuccessful. The emperor was safe and sound, and all the assassins were arrested. Although these assassins did not say anything, the emperor still learned that these assassins were sent by King Fu, so King Fu has been confirmed as a rebel traitor by the emperor. Now the Japanese official wants to announce to you is that the emperor ordered the new army in Tongzhou to go to Luoyang tomorrow to suppress the rebel Zhu Changxun."
As soon as Li Zhizao finished speaking, everyone in the conference hall began to talk. For a moment, the room was in chaos. At this time, Li Zhizao slapped the table in front of him and shouted loudly: "What do you say in the infantry warrior? Your riots are so unfair. Today's matter is a bit huge. This time I will not pursue it. Please note that this is the army, and what you need is absolute obedience and no too many questions are needed. Of course, if you have different opinions, you can ask in person, but the orders issued must be firm and unconditional! "
Chapter completed!